COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
CPU ARCHITECTURE AND ORGANIZATION
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Question
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Smallest measurement unit of computer memory is?
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Byte
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Bit
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Megabyte
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Killo Byte
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A byte is the smallest unit, which can represent a data item or a character. A computer word, like a byte, is a group of fixed number of bits processed as a unit, which varies from computer to computer but is fixed for each computer.
Detailed explanation-2: -Computer storage and memory is often measured in megabytes (MB) and gigabytes (GB). A medium-sized novel contains about 1 MB of information. 1 MB is 1, 024 kilobytes, or 1, 048, 576 (1024x1024) bytes, not one million bytes. Similarly, one 1 GB is 1, 024 MB, or 1, 073, 741, 824 (1024x1024x1024) bytes.
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